New Jersey Office of Emergency Medical Services

Created in 1967, The New Jersey Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) was one of the first offices of its kind in the United States. OEMS is part of the department's Division of Public Health Infrastructure Laboratories and Emergency Preparedness. OEMS maintains the certification of more than 26,000 Emergency Medical Technician-Basics (EMT-B's) and 1,700 Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedics (EMT-P's) as well as the provider licensure of mobility assistance vehicles, ambulances, mobile intensive care units, specialty care transport units and air medical units totaling more than 4,500 vehicles.